Just an update Monday 29 September

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December & Early January Payment Schedule

Friday 19 December th

ThisisthelastBAC’spaymentbeforeChristmasandwill includeallmoniesreceivedandreconcileduptoWednesday 17 December.Paymentwilllandinadvisorsaccountson Monday22 December th nd

Wednesday 7 January th

ThefirstpaymentrunafterChristmas.Thiswillincludeall moniesreceiveduptoandincludingWednesday31 December. PaymentwilllandinadvisorsaccountsonFriday9 January st th

Friday 16 January th

Returnstoourregularweeklyschedule.Thiswillincludeall moniesreceiveduptoandincludingThursday1 JanuaryWednesday14 Januaryinclusive.Paymentwilllandin advisorsaccountsonTuesday20 January st th th

HostedbyourdedicatedSys McKenzie,It’stimetogetah yourselfsomesystemsweb

Don’tforget!Thesegetboo andbookassoonasyoucan

Note: If you book and then are unable to attend please go over to My Learning Space and cancel your place so others can have it. You do always receive a reminder one day ahead of the event.

Client Portal

Bringanewlevelofprofessionalismtoyourservicesasan AdviserbyusingtheSmartr365Portal Cutdownontime enteringdata,andupthetimespentonqualityadvice.This webinarwilltakeyouthroughthebasicsofhowtousethe clientportal,fromboththeperspectiveoftheAdviserandthe client.

Tasks, Notes and Workflows

Areyoustrugglingwithmanagingyourtasks?Doyouknow whatisgoingonwithallyourcasesandwhenclientsneedtobe contacted?Iftheanswerisno,oryouwouldliketomovefroma paperdiarysystemtomanagingonyourCRM,thenthisisthe workshopforyou!Thiswebinarwilltakeyouthroughthebasics ofhowtousetasks,notes,andworkflowssoyouareableto easilybeontopofclientcommunication.

Smartr Connect

Thiswebinarwilltakeyouthroughthebasicsofhowtoaccess SmartrConnect,theLenderswhichareavailabletoyou,and howtopushdatathroughtothem.

Mon13Oct13:00

Tue14Oct10.00

Tue21Oct13:00

Thurs23Oct10:00

Mon13Oct14:30

Tue14Oct13:30

Tue14Oct15:00

Tue21Oct11:30

Thurs23Oct13:00

Tue21Oct10:00

Thurs23Oct11:30

Smartr365/Concert Hub Integration | Survey

Withthefinalphaseofthe Smartr365/ConcertHubintegration improvementsnowcomplete,both OpenworkandJustMortgagesare keentounderstandtheimpactthese changesarehavingforyou

Yourfeedbackisreallyimportant,itwill notonlyhelpusmeasurethesuccessof theimprovements,butalsoshapeany futureenhancements.

Thesurveyisjust10shortquestionsand shouldtakenomorethan2–3minutesto complete: Thankyouinadvancefortakingthetime toshareyourthoughts.Yourinput genuinelywillmakeadifference.

Take Survey

Aprilhaslaunchedanewbuildmortgagerange thatoffersupto90%loan-to-valuealongside builderincentivesofupto5%anduptoseven timesloan-to-income.

Theproductswillbeopentobothemployedand self-employedborrowersandtherearenoearly repaymentch repayingthem funds

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New Bui

Ourbrand-newCashbackrangeisavailableacrossbothResidentialandBuytoLet, givingyourcustomersextravalueandyoumorereasonstoplaceyourcaseswith Vida.

•£1,250Cashback–Residentialproductsover90%LTV(including3&Easy97%LTV)

•£500Cashback–Residentialproductsat75%LTVacrossalltiers(includingPackager Tier)

•£500Cashback–BuytoLetproductsat75%LTVonVida36,includingStandard, HMO/MUB,ExpatandentireFeeSaverrange

Nohiddencatches–juststraightforwardCashbacktosupport moreofyourcustomers.AllbackedbytheVidaServicePledge.

BM Solutions – Relaunch Case Tracking Dashboard

What’s new?

BMSolutionshavetransformedtheircase-tracking DashboardwithinBMSolutionsOnline.

You’llseethenew-lookApplicationManagerfrom todaywithanimproveddesignsoit’seasierforyou tofindalltheupdatesyouneed.

Key changes: Cleanerlookandfeel Simplifiedapplicationstatuses Firstpaymentinformation

ThechangestheyhavemadewillalsoallowBM Solutionstomakefurtherandmoresignificant improvementsgoingforward

More information:

Clickonthe‘Track&Manage’buttonforanypurchaseorremortgageapplicationson yourHomepagetilestogostraighttotheApplicationManager.Ifthebuttonstillshows ‘ProgressApplication’afullapplicationhasnotbeensubmitted.

ApplicationManagerprovidesyouthecasetrackinginformationyourequire,reducing theneedforyoutocallBMSolutionsforcaseupdates:

•Valuationinformation–appointmentdatesandresults

•Documentverificationupdates

•Documentupload

•Offerstatus

WebchatisavailablewithinApplicationManagerforanyapplicationqueries.

OnFriday26SeptemberSantanderhaveaddedtheirproducttransferrates tosourcingsystems,makingiteasierforyoutoreviewtheirPTratesand produceamortgageillustrationforyourclients

Avivawanttoacknowledgethattheyare currentlyexperiencingsignificantunderwriting delays,withturnaroundtimesforassessing GPR’saveragingaround39days.Aviva sincerelyapologisefortheinconveniencethis maycauseandwanttoreassureadvisersthat theyaredoingeverythingtheycantoimprove thesituation.Anumberofinitiativesanda robustactionplanarealreadyinplaceto addressthebacklog.

WhileAvivacontinuetomanageescalations, theymustalsobemindfulthatthiscanfurther impactoverallprocessingtimes.Despitethese challenges,straight-throughprocessingremains strongat80%,andarecommittedtomaintaining thislevelofefficiencywhereverpossible.Aviva wouldliketothankyouforyourcontinued patienceandunderstanding. OurregularProviderPropositionoverview webinarsrunthismonthonTuesday23and Wednesday24September.

Monetary-policycaution:BoEMonetaryPolicyCommitteememberMegan

Greeneurgedrestraintonfurtherratecuts,citingupsideinflationrisks despitetheBank’srecentratepauseat4%.

Lendershikemortgagerates:Majorbanks(e.g.Barclays,Nationwide,Virgin Money)liftedfixed-ratemortgageoffersinearlySeptember,citing pressuresfromrisinggovernmentborrowingcostsandinflation persistence.

Repaymentshockformaturingdeals:Over350,000householdswhoselow fixed-ratemortgages(securedbetweenlate2020andearly2023)are expiringfacelargemonthlypaymentincreases.

Mortgagelendingtrends&capacity:TheFCA’sQ2datashowedgrossnew mortgageadvancesfell~24%quarter-on-quarterto~£58.8billion(lowest

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